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Emerson, Kathy (1947 - )
Genre: Children's Literature, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Romance Novel
Emerson, born in rural Liberty, New York, lives in Wilton, Maine, and has written over 20 historical and contemporary romances, historical mysteries, children's books, and non-fiction works of history. She has a B.A. from Bates College and an M.A. from Old Dominion University (Virginia). She's an active member of Sisters in Crime. SEE ALSO Kate Emerson, Kaitlyn DunnettKaitlyn Gorton
Selected Bibliography
Historical Romance
- Winter Tapestry (1991)
- Firebrand (1993)
- Unquiet Hearts (1994)
- The Green Rose (1994)
Secrets of the Tudor Court Series (written as Kate Emerson)
- Secrets of the Tudor Court: The Pleasure Palace (2009)
- Secrets of the Tudor Court: Between Two Queens (2010)
- Secrets of the Tudor Court: By Royal Decree (2010)
Contemporary Romance
- Cloud Castles (1989)
- Echoes and Illusions (1993)
- Hearth, Home and Hope (1995)
- Love Thy Neighbor (1997)
- Separated Sisters (1997)
- Sleepwalking Beauty (1997)
- Relative Strangers (1997)
- Sight Unseen (1998)
- Tried and True (1998)
- That Special Smile (1998; Loveswept #913)
Face Down Historical Mystery Series
- Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie(1997/2000)
- Face Down Upon An Herbal (1998/2000)
- Face Down Among the Winchester Geese(1999)
- Face Down Beneath the Eleanor Cross(2000)
- Face Down Under the Wych Elm (2000)
- Face Down Before the Rebel Hooves(2001)
- Face Down Across the Western Sea (2002)
- Murders and Other Confusions (2004)
- Face Down Below the Banqueting House (2005)
- Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well (2006)
- Face Down O'er the Border (2007)
Diana Spaulding Mystery Series
- Deadlier Than the Pen (2004)
- Fatal as a Fallen Woman (2005)
- No Mortal Reason (2007)
- Lethal Legend (2008)
Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries (written as Kaitlyn Dunnett)
- Kilt Dead (2007)
- Scone Cold Dead (2008)
- A Wee Christmas Homicide (2009)
- The Corpse Wore Tartan (2010)
Children's Books
- The Mystery of Hilliard's Castle (1985)
- Julia's Mending (1987)
- Making Headlines: A Biography of Nellie Bly (1989) (under pseudonym Kaitlyn Gorton)
- Mystery of the Missing Bagpipes (1989/1991)
- Katie's Way (2020)
Non-Fiction:
- Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth-Century England (1984)
- Making Headlines: A Biography of Nellie Bly (1989)
- The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England (1996)